Commode



(No Model.)

J. KINNEY.

GOMMODE. i No. 412,273. Ptnted ogm. 1889.

WJLVESSES IME/17029;

UNITED STATES JESSE KINNEY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,273, dated October8, 1889. Applieationled November 28, 1888. Serial No. 292,167. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

'Be it known that I, J Esse KINNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Detroit, in the county of 1Wayne and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Commodes, of whichthe'fol-v lowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invent-ion relates to new and useful improvements in commodes,slop-pails, dre.; and the invention consists in the peculiarconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the parts, whereby all thesanitary requirements are complied with, and in addition thereto adisinfectant-chamberis provided, in which a suitable disinfectingmaterial may be placed, which .in the use of the article will preventany danger of disease or the unpleasant odors which may arise frompermeating the room, while at the same time the article is of simpleconstruction, and

'. may be manufactured by workmen of ordi- I inner rini of the top ofthe pail.

nary skill, all as more fully hereinafter described.

In the drawings which accompany this specification, Figure 1 is avertical central' sectionV through a slop-pail to which my improveddevice is applied. Fig. 2 is a detached perspective view of my improveddevice. i

A is a pail of Vordinary construction-such as found in the market forwater or slopsand this is provided with the usual handle B.

C is the seat of the commode, provided on the under side with a shoulderD to fit on the The under side of this seat is preferably provided Witha rubber packing E to form a tight joint with the top of the pail.

F is a stop. or iiange, preferably provided with an eye-hole, andsecured at the front of the seat, as shown, in such relation to the sideof the pail as to prevent the front edge of the seat from tipping upwhen the cover G is thrown back. This cover is connected to the seat bythe hinge H, and at its front end with any suitable spring-catch-such asI-securing it in its closed position. A rubber gasket J is alsopreferably interposed be tween the seat and the cover in making 'a tightjoint between the parts.

K is a disinfectant-receptacle formed on the under side of the cover anddetaehably secured thereto in any suitable manner, such as by the screwL. The under side of this receptacle I preferably provide with theperforations M.

The parts being thus constructed and arranged, the disinfectant-chamberK being filled with a suitable fine disinfectant, it is obvious that inclosing the cover down quickly a small amount of the disinfectingmaterial will be shaken out -through the apertures M into the pailbelow, and will thus act in the well-known manner of applyingdisinfectants. At the same time, the disinfectantbody being placed inthe receptacle at the top of the pail, all vapors or odors arising fromthe interior of the pail must necessarily pass through or in closeproximity to the disinfectant material, and will be acted on before theycan pass into the room.

I do not desire to confine myself in the application of this device tothe use of the disinfeeting-chamber, which is provided withperforations, as it is evident that with a suitable disinfectant placedin the receptacle in solid the same result will be achieved as with theuse of the powdered disinfectant, although I prefer to use the powdereddisinfectant, because of its greater efiiciency and thorough ness. It isalso obvious that this same construction of receptacle may be applied tothe ordinary Water-closet seats, and with equally favorable results. Inusing this in connection with a slop-pail I preferably provide such pailwith a perforated iiange or shelf N, in which a suitable disinfectantmaterial O may be placed to assist in disinfectin g liquids which may beput into the pail.

A pail thus constructed is of especial advantage for hospitals and insick-rooms and other places where slops or other odensive material is tobe carried, andy it will be found economical and usefulin preventing theunpleasantness and danger arising from the use of the ordinaryconstructions of such devices.

A slide I maybe employed to close the perforations when it is notdesired to discharge the disinfectant.

What I claim as my invention is- The combination, with the pail A,formed near its upper edge with an inwardly-inclincd'annular portion andhorizontal annular flange above said inclined portion, of the seat C onsaid horizontal portion and provided Wit-h the outwardly and downwardlyinclined stop-flange F parallel with said inclined portion, and thecover G, hinged to 1o the seat at a point dialnetrically opposite saidilange and carrying adisinfectant-rcceptacle, substantially as and forthe purpose speciiied.

In testimony whereof I affix my sign ature, in presence of lnwowitnesses, this 6th day of November, 1888.

JESSE KINNEY.

Witn esses P. M. I-IU-LBERT, J. PAUL MAYER.

